Chapter 3 For Barca through online banking

  The third ring of Beijing was no longer congested after 10 o'clock, but Yuquan Zhen belongs to the big station. Most people from Xingda and other remote areas such as Huangcun who come to Beijing choose to transfer at Yuquan Zhen Station, like rivers gathering into the sea.

  Did the thief run away or get caught? Li Xiaoteng didn't want to care, but earlier he was like a leaf boat in a storm and it really hurt. Now looking at Li Xiaoteng, his eyes are swollen and his mouth is broken. Fortunately, those two thieves didn't use their feet, just a flurry of punches, otherwise the integrity of his clothes would have been hard to guarantee.

  He should have gotten off, but Li Xiaoteng was a bit dizzy now. Li Xiaoteng had become Li Taipeng! He really couldn't get down anymore. Fortunately, during the intense battle earlier, Li Xiaoteng's original seat was still reserved for him. Holding onto the armrests, he sat in his chair. He wanted to wipe away his tears, but it was a habit that big men didn't carry tissues with them. Just then, a tissue was handed over to him. A sweet voice said, "Come and wipe your eyes." Li Xiaoteng thought that the owner of the lost item also had a conscience, although they hadn't spoken earlier, after the danger had passed, they still came up to comfort him. His positive energy hadn't been transmitted in vain! However, when Li Xiaoteng looked up, he discovered that the person who handed over the tissue wasn't the girl with the sling bag, but rather a beautiful woman wearing a long, bright red windbreaker! Her shoulder-length hair was styled very fashionably, and her melon-seed-shaped face was very pretty. However, those deep, shining eyes made one look at them and estimate that they would be unforgettable for several years. The thick lips below the high nose bridge made one think of the facial features unique to southern girls. But unlike southern girls, her height of nearly 1.7 meters almost made Li Xiaoteng certain that she wasn't a woman from the south. In her twenties, but giving off an air of maturity and stability like a woman in her thirties. Li Xiaoteng was so stunned that he wanted to shout out a poem! Moreover, the red windbreaker might have been somewhat outdated in his past life, but at this moment, with the brand "on8ly" and such attire, she was absolutely a fashionista. And Li Xiaoteng, who had worked in the securities industry in his past life, had a special fondness for the color red. Her beautiful face, her stunning outfit, added to Li Xiaoteng's appreciation of her with an eye for spotting stocks that would rise to new heights. He almost didn't know how to speak. After calming down his excited emotions, Li Xiaoteng politely took the tissue from the woman in red and said a soft "thank you".

  The bus had already closed its doors and started moving again. Li Xiaoteng wanted to stand up but felt like he had internal injuries, his chest was tight and he was short of breath. For a while, he couldn't get off the bus. Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he said: "I'm not trying to spread positive energy? I didn't expect those thieves to be so arrogant! However, if those guys could have executed those two thieves on the spot, I would still do it again!" The woman in red laughed and said: "Spread positive energy? You're really humorous! This phrase is well said! Haha!" Li Xiaoteng immediately said: "Nowadays, isn't the country advocating for spreading positive energy? It's always being advertised on the news!" "Really? I also pay attention to national affairs, how come I've never heard of this phrase?" The woman in red asked in confusion.

  Li Xiaoteng suddenly remembered that promoting positive energy was only advocated in the second half of 2012. In 2005, it didn't exist yet, but he gritted his teeth and said with a deep tone: "You don't even know the slogans, do you care about national affairs? Don't you know the Eight Honors and Eight Shames?" The woman in red said: "Our party organization also studied this Eight Honors and Eight Shames when it was first proposed by the General Secretary." Li Xiaoteng immediately said: "It's shameful to see injustice and not act bravely! Just now, that girl didn't lose any money, so my beating is not in vain!" As he spoke, his eyes began to search around for the girl with the bag. He thought to himself, it would be nice if she could give him some spiritual or physical compensation, or even just a thank you. But after looking around for half a day, he didn't see the girl's shadow anywhere. It was estimated that she had already gotten off the bus.

  At that moment, the red-clothed beauty took out a business card holder from her pocket. She took out a light yellow business card and handed it over, saying with some shyness: "This is my business card, I'm really happy to meet someone as interesting as you!" Li Xiaoteng suddenly rose from his disappointed low point, like a stock price soaring to its daily limit. The wide range of fluctuations made Li Xiaoteng's weak heart almost unbearable! He took the business card and looked at the logo, which read "Hai Shang Securities". Suddenly, his excitement surged again, like a stock price skyrocketing and then falling back down. This rollercoaster-like feeling was something that Li Xiaoteng rarely experienced in his life.

  There weren't many people getting on and off the bus, so Li Xiaoteng felt a bit down. He had thought that the beautiful woman had taken a liking to his heroic and sentimental nature, being deeply attracted to his chivalrous and righteous heart. Who would have known that she was actually a beautiful woman from a securities company? In 2005, people from securities companies were not as good as customer managers from insurance companies, who were deeply hated by the common people. But at this time, she handed over her business card. The possibility of it being for marketing purposes was very high. Li Xiaoteng knew he must have been thinking too much.

  "Zhao Xun? Haha, can't good and bad coexist? What a weird name!" Li Xiaoteng chuckled as he commented on the beautiful woman's name. Zhao Xun blushed slightly and said: "You're so poor! Haha, I'm a client manager at Hai Shang Securities. Also just starting out in this industry. If you want to do stocks, remember to find me when opening an account!" After finishing speaking, her face actually showed a faint flush. Li Xiaoteng, having been a seasoned client manager for many years, deeply knew he was being marketed to!

  Li Xiaoteng looked at Zhao Xun with a playful expression, trying to show off his mature and handsome side. Unfortunately, Li Xiaoteng had just been beaten up by a fat guy and couldn't quite pull off the "handsome" look. However, he immediately said to Zhao Xun, "Hehe, I was just thinking of opening a stock account! But my funds are limited, maybe only a few hundred thousand yuan. You're not worried about the money being too little, right?" Zhao Xun excitedly replied, "What? You don't know, I'm also a new graduate and was assigned to Hai Shang Securities. When I came, they told me it was a state-owned enterprise with job security, but when I arrived, I found out there were only eight people in the entire sales department, including me." Li Xiaoteng knew this was the toughest time for Zhao Xun, but he didn't say anything and continued to look at her. Zhao Xun continued to excitedly rant, "Now our industry is also similar. Most of my classmates went into banking, only a few colleagues entered securities companies, but securities companies are now on the 38 system. Do you know what the 38 system is?" Li Xiaoteng knew what the 38 system was, but in order to keep looking at the beautiful woman, he lightly shook his head.

  "The 3-8 system is like this, 800 square meters, 8 people, each earning 800 yuan. Alas, this industry is indeed quite miserable. However, on the 28th of last month, the country issued a document to implement the nine articles! Yesterday, the big plate rose by 43 points, an increase of 4%. I think it's not a dream to see 1500 points next year! Now entering is a relatively good opportunity!" Li Xiaoteng laughed wildly in his heart, thinking that 1500 points was not a high requirement. However, although Li Xiaoteng didn't remember how the big plate had performed recently, he still knew that it had bottomed out after falling to 998. So now entering wasn't a very good opportunity."

  Li Xiaoteng has been resting for so long and has calmed down a lot. Can't sit anymore. This car will go straight to Yutan Lake. It's been going in the wrong direction for too long. Li Xiaoteng immediately said, "Thank you, Zhao Xun. I'm getting off. If I open an account, I'll definitely look for you, don't worry!" After saying goodbye to Zhao Xun, Li Xiaoteng quickly transferred buses and started riding back and forth. Halfway through, he was still thinking, this kind of Zhao Xun as a customer manager is too inexperienced. Chatted for half a day without even asking for my phone number. Sigh~

  In the Yangqiao Water Goods Second-hand Mobile Phone Wholesale Building, all kinds of shouting voices were deafening. The swindlers would shout loudly whenever they saw someone coming: "Hey, are you buying a mobile phone or selling one? Hey, do you want to sell your mobile phone? Brother, brother, don't go! Take a look at our new Motorola RAZR series. Authentic European water, 1580 yuan. Take a look!" Such voices were endless. The seemingly bustling market had relatively few actual buyers, but many onlookers. Honestly, the daily turnover was really inversely proportional to the prosperous appearance. If I'm allowed to speak bluntly, it's all about supply and demand! There are many sellers, but few buyers!

  In the bustling market, he walked to the counter contracted by Boss Yuan. Boss Yuan was sticking a screen protector on a customer's phone. Li Xiaoteng had already surprised many colleagues with his greeting. They all came up to ask Li Xiaoteng how he got hurt! If Li Xiaoteng were in his previous life, with his previous personality, he would have boasted and bragged about it. He would have shown off his heroic and chivalrous side as much as possible. However, after many years of tempering in the securities industry, he no longer had that initial arrogance. Instead, he showed more introversion and calmness on the outside. He expressed gratitude to Sister Hua from the neighboring counter, who was holding his hand and asking about his well-being with concern.

  When Boss Lin was sticking the membrane, he saw Li Xiaoteng and others finishing their work. Only then did he ask: "Are you robbing a bank or has the bank been robbed? How did it become like this?" Li Xiaoteng awkwardly said: "Boss Lin, I was just trying to catch a thief. I didn't expect the thief to turn into a robber in an instant!" Boss Lin didn't say anything, he lowered his head and took out his account book, flipped through it, and roughly calculated it. Then he took out 800 yuan from the drawer and said: "This is last month's salary, including product commission."

  He worked for a month, sold so many phones, and the base salary was actually not that much money. But Li Xiaoteng didn't say anything. He took the money and put it directly into his pocket. He thanked him lightly and left.

  What's the theory? Noise? Shouting? Without even a contract, just a casual mobile phone sales job. Whatever they give is what I take. Besides, taking an extra few hundred yuan, after all that has happened in my past life, I'm already quite calm about it! Catching thieves is because of the kindness in my heart and a sense of justice supporting Li Xiaoteng. Of course, if the one being stolen from wasn't a pretty girl, maybe Li Xiaoteng could have escaped this beating too. As for settling accounts with Boss Yuan, it's because I was deeply influenced by the Daoist scripture "Zhuangzi". This book is favored by statesman Zeng Guofan and businessman Li Ka-shing. Don't underestimate the power of a single word "stop", it determines victory or defeat: For great men, one "stop" decides between ordinariness and greatness; for ordinary people, it decides success or failure; for gamblers, it decides winning or losing; and for reborn Li Xiaoteng... The mystery of "stop" lies in the heart.

  The phone in his pocket rang before he even left the door. Li Xiaoteng took out his Nokia from his pocket and looked at the blue screen, feeling a bit awkward. He thought to himself that if he could develop phones, with features like large touch screens, high-definition displays, cameras, etc., he would be set for life. Unfortunately, he only knew how to use phones, not make them! As he sighed, he remembered 2013 and the embarrassing sales of domestic knockoff phones, causing him to break out in cold sweat. What with their 4.3-inch screens, HD 1080p cameras, cloud-based internet access, and other features that combined all the best functions into one dual-card, dual-standby phone... if only he could have come up with this back then! Old Master Q would definitely have reported to heaven ahead of schedule! Li Xiaoteng thought about how the domestic Xiaomi Mi 1S was once the most powerful phone around, and now there's the new Mi 2. The marketing strategies they used were truly impressive... but he believed their market share wouldn't even be one percent of Apple's.

  Li Xiaoteng was still sitting in his mobile phone dream, but he also deeply knew that this could only be a fantasy. It's really impossible! He quickly pulled back his thoughts, and the blue screen of his Nokia phone displayed an incoming call from Yang Biao. He answered the phone casually. Before he even spoke, a hurried voice came through the receiver. "Hey! Brother Teng, I have something urgent to discuss with you!" Yang Biao was one of Li Xiaoteng's childhood friends, and he rarely contacted him unless it was an emergency! "Hmm, I just finished processing my resignation at the mobile phone store! What's up? Brother Biao?" Among Li Xiaoteng's childhood friends, he was actually the youngest. However, they all addressed each other as "brother", regardless of age. Whenever they met, they would add a "brother" or "ge" to the end of each other's names. Perhaps this was a unique way of addressing each other among the kids in Beijing. Of course, dialects and ways of speaking varied across different regions in China. At this moment, Yang Biao sounded extremely excited on the phone: "Brother Teng, I want to borrow your online banking account for a bit. I'll transfer some money into it, and you can help me make an online payment, okay?"

  "This is nothing, Li Xiaoteng immediately said: "No problem. Where are you now? Wait for me, I'll go home right away. At noon, we can go eat ramen together! We'll talk when we meet." Yang Biao was silent on the phone for a moment: "Hehe, Brother Teng, I don't have class this morning. Now I'm eating McDonald's with a girl I know from QQ near Xingcheng Mall. You can come over directly if you're free!" Li Xiaoteng shook his head helplessly and said: "Okay, then wait for me at McDonald's, I'll be there in about an hour." "Mm, okay, hang up!" Yang Biao didn't even listen to what Li Xiaoteng was saying and hung up directly! Li Xiaoteng still wanted to say something, but the phone had already gone silent! He shook his head helplessly and got on the bus home.

  In Xingda District, McDonald's had already opened four or five stores before Li Xiaoteng was reborn. However, at that time, the private operation rights of McDonald's were not open in the US, and it was still a regionally monopolized enterprise on this side. For college students to bring their girlfriends here to eat a hamburger and drink a Coke, it was still a relatively dignified thing among the young people in 2005. The later Li Xiaoteng had already returned to simplicity and was basically able to win over a girlfriend with just one night of pulled noodles or a bowl of Chen Xiao's braised intestines...

  Li Xiaoteng stepped into McDonald's and saw Yang Biao, who had a head of Argentine national team player, Ronaldo-like long hair. His dark skin and robust physique made him stand out in the restaurant. He was wearing a sporty outfit, which made him quite eye-catching. Next to him sat a young girl from the neighborhood, dressed in casual athletic wear. Li Xiaoteng took one look at the girl and felt like he had seen her before. She seemed to be Yang Biao's girlfriend from their university days, possibly from Hulunbuir Grassland. Underneath her quiet demeanor, she had a wild and free-spirited heart. (Uh, due to certain limitations, some things can't be said. I think you all understand what I'm getting at.)

  As soon as he saw Yang Biao, before he could even open his mouth, Biao asked eagerly: "Teng, were you injured?" Li Xiaoteng waved his hand and said: "Just now I was beaten up by the dark evil forces! But it's okay, I fought back and overthrew the evil dark forces!" Yang Biao rolled his eyes: "You're just bragging! If you need my help, just say so. I'll help you gather some classmates to support you." Li Xiaoteng suddenly felt warm in his heart, thinking that this was what it meant to have a good friend from childhood. Yang Biao started introducing them: "Teng, this is my friend, Shen Jia." Then he pointed at Li Xiaoteng and said: "This is the one I told you about, my childhood friend, Li Xiaoteng." Li Xiaoteng and Shen Jia exchanged greetings. Before they could even chat, Yang Biao directly said: "Do you know? On April 11th, there's a huge derby match in Spain. Real Madrid, the Galactic Battleship, is going up against Barca!" Li Xiaoteng was confused: "Ah, I don't watch soccer either. Why are you teasing me?"

  Li Xiaoteng suddenly remembered that in his previous life, he also watched the 04-05 season's same-city derby. Two childhood friends dragged him to watch, saying they were crazy about supporting Barcelona and wanted them to sweep Real Madrid away. Unfortunately, it ended in tragedy. Yang Biao was so angry that he almost smashed the TV at the night market, causing a huge commotion. This incident still left a deep impression on Li Xiaoteng. Thinking about it now, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. From then on, he basically stopped watching soccer!

  Yang Biao shamelessly said: "Who scolded you? I just wanted to borrow your online banking for Barca!" Li Xiaoteng was surprised and said: "Huh, you don't even need to send the prize money, why do you want to borrow online banking?" Yang Biao smiled mysteriously. "Teng Ge, recently many of our schoolmates are playing football betting. This time's Spanish La Liga same-city derby is being hyped up very hot. The odds haven't been released yet. But no matter what, I still want to support my beloved Barca!"

  Li Xiaoteng patted Yang Biao's shoulder and said, "Cherish your life! Don't gamble!" Yang Biao casually flicked his long hair and made a silly scissors gesture with his hand, saying, "A small bet is just for fun, but a big bet will hurt your body."